Lath clip and method of installing the same



VV. EL VVFiVTE Sept. 22, 1.931.

LATH CLIP AND METHOD OF INSTALLING THE SAME Filed Mrch l. 1929 Patented Sept. 22, 1931 g WILIIAii/rr l w L'ATH, OLIrfAN'D METHOD ,ori OHIOAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIG'NORATo xaLMAN STEEL ooMrAN, or` CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, CORPORATION oI nELAwARE o or INsTALLING THE Appncai'in mea March 1, ieee. sei-iai Nd.Y 343,752. Y.

0 My inventionrelatesA tofmetal .l'ath and particularly to .a novel means of vsecuring the same to furringbars or other supports;v

According tov commonpractice, metal lath is attached tothe 'supportsby' wires 'projected, through thelath and over Ithe sup-4 .port and with its ends twistedi "Several clips Y have also'been suggested, infon'e form of whichv .the 'ends' ar@ nterconnected'to for1n`a..con

line of the support, In another attempt, a single UA-shaped spring member is provided -ivithhooled ends'nwhich kare adapted to'be 'projected throughthe lath` andfto spring over the support, the` arcuateA bodyp'ortionextending atright' angles' acrossfthe beam` or su port. In this construction, thela-th is he d against the support-'or beam only by the resiliency oi `the Vclip,1.ifusedy for attaching lath beneath the supports and weight is applied thereto, such as the plaster,'theflath Iwill sag away from the support tothe extent of the bend in the clip. Furthermore, in this formjof fastening means, each clipxprovidesv lbutonesupport, and, consequently, a clip must be installed at'each vsiXw-inch interval, if this be'ftlie required spacing"rof the l-ath at- Y @alimentsa. y f n the interlaced form of attachment, like- Wise each clip provides butone support and there is consequently not only a waste of material, but more important, of time of the Workman in installing the same.

By my structure and method, the Objections inherent in the lath clips heretofore proposed are eliminated. The lath is firmly held against the bottom of the furring strip `and each clip provides two attachments. By installing the clips in end-to-end spaced relation, I am able to continue the yattachments at properly spacedintervals, with a mini# mum of clips and consequently with a minimum of labor.

The diiiculty heretofore experienced'in devisinp; a lath clip that would hook over'the top ot a turring bar or otherA supportand still hold the lath irmly against the bottom of the support, has been overcome by a novel method of installing, which will be'k more particularly described hereinafter.

inthe inclined positionshowngy;exerting e The structure will be more readily under? stood by reference tolthe'accompanying drawings,.in which y f -K Fig. l is a top plan view of'a seotiono'f turring bar yand lath with my-novel clip api plied thereto;` e f. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan'view thereof;V l Fig. 3 is atop plan view showingthe clip in an intermediate stage of :theinstalling operation; i s.; Fig. 4 is a sectional view considerably en! larged showingthe ymethod of installing; Y Fig,15 is a view similar to-Fig.- .4' showing the final position of the parts before the with- .;drawal of 'the operating tool; fr Q. f i Fig. 6'is a vievvJOjthe'parts-in final positioruaiqduj, j, j 2, Fig. 7 isa Yperspective :view of thewire Inthedrawings, I have,illustrated avfur-V ring bar 10, lath 11Y and thelath clip besty .Shown in ig. 7. The 'furring barwhile=it is shown asv of. channelformcmay be of-"any n preferred shape andmany of the 'principles involved will be utilized in vconnectionwith the attachment ofthe describedolp. t0, other Yforme offsupperta@ 1 t' f l'llhegolip consists'. of a straight body 112', right -angular jends y V13 and' hooks 14j pro! jecting diametrically oppositely-'at'the two ends of theclip. The hooksfarejofsuoh` di.; mensions as to insureasecure ht over thetop of the furl-ing bar, as best shown in'Fig. 6..

i 'Ihe method of-installing with theexception of the iirstj step is'graphicallyillustrated;

endas 'viewed'inuFigfB is threaded through ran opening in the'lath :and hooked overthe top of the support. .'Thereatteig apair: of .pliers A1l" -is utilized to engage theY freeen'd e of fthe clip as f indicated` inrFig.- 4: and the free portion ofi-the clip isr'otatedor twisted, as permitted bythe resiliency of the Wire, to causefth'e hookedend topass through one of the narrow` interstices inthelath:` Theref after, the ,bent end is moved 'to/thefposition of Fig. .4 with 'the' end of the. bodyfp'ortion avsubstantialy "distance away 4fromv the` side edge; of thel urring Vbar `and the hooked end Y 55 through the lath at a'point on theiopposite r an upward pressure on the lath by the end of the pliers, Lthe lath and the body of the clip is bent upward until the hooked end lies over the top of the bar. By a rotary movement, the hooked end is then caused to assume the position ,of Fig. 5 whereupon the pliers are released-and {the resiliencyiof the metalY of the parts will cause them to occupy the po-v equal to the required spacing of attachments;

that is, approximately six inches.

A workman will very quickly acquire l `facility in the application of these clips and 2.0 much' time is saved over any known method of attaching lath to supports. y Y

lObviously the construction 'may be lmodified to Ya-certain extent, andi do not Wish to belimitedyexcept as indicated in the appended claims.

l. Alath attaching system comprising in combination with the latland furl-ing bar, a ,lath clip composed `of resilient material having a straiglfitv body and right angularly 'bent'end's' terminating in hooks projecting in opposite directions, said hooks having rebent vends, vthe length of the straight portion of the bent ends being substantially no greater than the combined thickness of the support and lath, the body portion of the clip being adapted to extend diagonally relative to the longitudin'alV axisfof the Asupport'land in contact. with the lath throughout the leng'hfoii the clip, withothe bent ends extending vertically von-opposite sidesof the support and the hooks engaging over the support,Y the bent ends vbeing adaptedtofbe rotatedv linto place, *afterV 'locally-upwardly'deiecting the lath and the i end of the body portion Vto the extent ofthe 3. The method of attaching metal lath to supports which consists in associating lath with a support, then projecting one hooked end of a clip through an opening in the lath andfengaging the hooked end over the support,A then, by rotating the free portion of the clip, pro]ecting the second lhooked endV supports which `consists in associating lath with a support, then projecting one hooked end of a clip through an opening inthe lath Yand,engagingfthefhooked end over the support, then,.by rotating the free portion ofthe Y clip, projecting the second hooked end through 'the' lath at a point'on the opposite side'of the support vat a distance from the first hookedend Yequal to the predetermined distance betweenlath attachments, then while maintaining the` second end away from the siderof the support, bending theA lath suiiciently upward'and rotatingthe hooked end .over the support', then Areleasing the `clip and permitting the resiliency of the partsv to restore the kbent ends to a vertical position alongside the support, and then attaching a second clip in like'manner at a distance from the first clip equal to thejrequired spacing of attachments, whereby each clip provides two attachments4 at spaced points in the length of the ,o support.'v

f` Intestimony'whereof have affixed my signature.

WILLIAM E. WHITE.

length of the rebent Ven d of the particular Y I,

hook thatl is being positioned.

2. The methodoiVV attaching' metal lath to supportsy whichfconsists in associating lath with ak support, then'proje'cting one hooked end of a clip through an opening in the lath and engaging the hooked end over the support, then, bvjrotating` the free portion of the clip, proiecting the second; hooked end side of the support at a distance from the first hooked end equal to the predetermined 'distance between rlath'attachments,then while maintaining the second end away from the Y 'f sideof lthesupport,V bending the lath suiifiV store the bent ends to a" vertical position alongside' the support. j Y Y 

